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The NAC returns to the Salon du livre de l’Outaouais
February 8, 2024We are pleased to be partnering with the Salon du livre de l’Outaouais for the first time since 2020, when the pandemic forced the collaboration to be put on hold. There’s a full schedule of events planned for this important cultural landmark, which will be taking place from February 22 to…
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Investing in creativity and new beginnings
February 8, 2024Is there such a thing as a true beginning? Whether we’re talking about the start of a year, a new creation, or – in my case – a job, the word beginning can feel not quite right. For example, does creation begin with the spark of an idea, the first time you describe a concept to someone…
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Ottawa’s artistic haven: The Studio experience
February 1, 2024Imagine a space where creativity knows no bounds, where artistic expression flows freely, and innovation thrives. Welcome to the intimate Azrieli Studio at the National Arts Centre, where unforgettable moments in theatre, music, and dance happen, drawing you closer to the action. Step…
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The joy of Choir! Choir! Choir!
December 5, 2023You know them, you love them, and you may have sung your heart out with them over the years. Nobu Adilman and Daveed Goldman, aka Choir! Choir! Choir!, will have performed at NAC’s Southam Hall seven times by this December! Their shows are full of charm, laughter and a bit of sass. The…
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“Onah,” or the Idealism of Black Art
December 4, 2023To digitally mark the holidays in a meaningful way, the National Arts Centre is once again sharing Jimmy Baptiste’s Onah on the Kipnes Lantern, helping to light up the Nation’s Capital at this wintry time of year. The Haitian-Canadian artist’s work was originally commissioned by the NAC for…
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Invitation for public feedback on accessibility at the NAC
November 20, 2023We are currently reviewing and finalizing our 2023 Accessibility Progress Report. This document is intended as a summary of our progress towards achieving the accessibility goals included in our 2022-2025 Accessibility Plan. Over the past few months, our Accessibility Advisory Committee…
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ThisGen Fellowship 2024: Call for Applications
November 12, 2023Why Not Theatre, in partnership with the National Arts Centre, is excited to announce the 2024 iteration of ThisGen Fellowship. ThisGen Fellowship is a national initiative that supports BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) women and non-binary performing arts practitioners get to the…
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Catherine Vidal on the creation of La mouette (The Seagull)
November 6, 2023Dear friends of French Theatre, So many things have been considered, put in place and tried out for the production of La mouette (The Seagull) since I wrote to you last January that this brief letter won’t be enough to cover them all. (By the way, in order to make the best use of the…
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Nurturing the passion of the next generation of Canadian artists
November 2, 2023Thanks to her participation in the National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary Competition, which encourages excellence among young instrumentalists, and in the 2011 Young Artists Program, flutist Lara Deutsch got to work closely with the NAC Orchestra’s renowned principal flutist, Joanna…
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Veteran’s Week at the NAC
October 26, 2023Over a hundred years ago, the ‘war to end all wars’ came to an end. This Veterans’ Week, November 5-11, in honour of the brave Canadians who fought for our freedom, the National Arts Centre offers a virtual moving musical and epistolary commemoration titled Letters from the Great War, an…
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The NAC Gala: An annual event to ensure the future of the...
October 24, 2023It’s with great excitement that the National Arts Centre is getting ready for its most glamorous fall event. The 25th NAC Gala, featuring world-renowned soprano Renée Fleming with the NAC Orchestra, is Wednesday, November 1, 2023, in Southam Hall. From classical opera to beloved Broadway…
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Setting the digital stage for Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined
October 6, 2023Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined comes alive on the NAC’s Digital Stage The Kipnes Lantern will light up with stunning animations created for the show by YeastCulture. Producing the visual story to support Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined — coming to Southam Hall from October 19…
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Lifting each other up: The Adrian Burns Fund for Women Leaders in...
October 5, 2023Your donations in action through the Global Network for Women Music Producers. One year ago, the 2022 NAC Gala raised an incredible $1 million to support the new Adrian Burns Fund for Women Leaders in the Performing Arts. The fund supports artists, designers, producers, technicians and…
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Honouring Walter Borden – A celebration of a Canadian theatre icon
September 26, 2023We are eagerly counting down the days until we can unveil Walter Borden’s masterpiece, The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time, at the NAC this fall. You may recall that the original performance, slated for February 2022, had to be cancelled due to protests in downtown Ottawa. But Walter and the…
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Gnoondoon, Gwaabmin: I hear you, I see you.
September 25, 2023“It’s invisible, eh… this sickness in our hearts. It’s just a thought, really, a thought that makes us sick. It was someone else’s thought that was taught to us. It’s like they were so afraid of us that they had to teach us to be smaller than them…. And we learned it real good. Our kids are…
